Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 58236
Planning: Local Government
Tabled: 9 June 2025
Answered: 17 June 2025
Question
Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative — Hertsmere
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will formalise the role of representative community groups in local planning decisions.
Answer
Matthew PennycookA key objective of our planning reforms is to improve certainty and decision making in the planning system. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill includes provisions to that end, including a national scheme of delegation and requiring planning committee me...
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